Anish Giri vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Esports World Cup B 2025 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Esports World Cup B 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 1.2
Date 2025.07.29
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/K7/8/8/8/6k1/8 w - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.b3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bb2 Bf5
  4. 4.g3 h6
  5. 5.Bg2 e6
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.d3 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 c6
  9. 9.Re1 Nbd7
  10. 10.e4 Bh7
  11. 11.Qe2 a5
  12. 12.a4 dxe4
  13. 13.dxe4 Qc7
  14. 14.Nd4 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rad1 Bb4
  16. 16.h3 e5
  17. 17.Nf5 Nf8
  18. 18.Rf1 b5
  19. 19.Nf3 Rxd1
  20. 20.Rxd1 Re8
  21. 21.Ba1 Qb8
  22. 22.Kh1 Bc5
  23. 23.Bc3 bxa4
  24. 24.bxa4 Bxf2
  25. 25.Nxe5 Bxf5
  26. 26.Qxf2 Nxe4
  27. 27.Bxe4 Bxe4+
  28. 28.Nf3 Qc8
  29. 29.Kh2 Qf5
  30. 30.Rf1 Bxf3
  31. 31.Qxf3 Qxf3
  32. 32.Rxf3 Re2+
  33. 33.Kg1 Rxc2
  34. 34.Bxa5 Ra2
  35. 35.Rf4 Ne6
  36. 36.Rc4 Ng5
  37. 37.h4 Nf3+
  38. 38.Kf1 Nd2+
  39. 39.Bxd2 Rxd2
  40. 40.Rxc6 Ra2
  41. 41.Rc4 h5
  42. 42.Ke1 f6
  43. 43.Kd1 Kf7
  44. 44.Kc1 Ke6
  45. 45.Kb1 Ra3
  46. 46.g4 hxg4
  47. 47.Rxg4 Kf5
  48. 48.Rc4 g5
  49. 49.Kb2 Re3
  50. 50.hxg5 fxg5
  51. 51.a5 Re6
  52. 52.Rc5+ Kf4
  53. 53.Rc4+ Kf5
  54. 54.Kc3 g4
  55. 55.Rc5+ Kf4
  56. 56.Kb4 g3
  57. 57.Rc1 g2
  58. 58.Kb5 Kf3
  59. 59.a6 Rxa6
  60. 60.Kxa6 Kf2
  61. 61.Rc2+ Kf3
  62. 62.Rxg2 Kxg2

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